The Social Evolution of Human Nature: From Biology to Language

ISBN-13: 9781107697553 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 240 str.

Harry Smit

Opis

Harry Smit examines the elements of current evolutionary theory and how they bear on the evolution of the human mind.

Recenzje

'Smit's book displays high levels of expertise in the fields of biology and evolutionary theory. It is a treasure trove of interesting examples and fascinating case studies. Furthermore, the application of IFT to issues of language evolution and human nature is no doubt a contribution to both fields.' Ryan M. Nefdt, The Philosophical Quarterly

Spis treści

1. The major evolutionary transitions and Homo loquens; 2. The conceptual foundation of human nature; 3. Inclusive fitness theory and genomic imprinting; 4. Evolution, teleology, and the argument from design; 5. Dualism, monism and evolutionary psychology; 6. Weismann, Wittgenstein and the homunculus fallacy; 7. Language evolution: doing things with words versus translating thought into language; 8. Moral behaviour: a conceptual elaboration of Darwin's ideas; 9. Epilogue.